Leading fossil fuel export
From a continental perspective, coal exports from Oceania (mostly Australia with a tiny amount from New Zealand) amounted to $28.3 billion or 38% of the global total. Asian exporters generated 22.4%, followed by European suppliers at 17.2% and North American providers at 10.5%.
Latin America (excluding Mexico) and Caribbean nations came in at 6%, followed closely by African coal exporters at 5.3%.
The 4-digit Harmonized Tariff System code prefix for coal is 2701.
Coal Exports by Country
Below are the 15 countries that exported the highest dollar value worth of coal during 2016:
- Australia: US$28.3 billion (38% of total coal exports)
- Indonesia: $12.9 billion (17.3%)
- Russia: $8.9 billion (12%)
- United States: $4.4 billion (6%)
- Colombia: $4.4 billion (5.9%)
- South Africa: $3.9 billion (5.2%)
- Canada: $3.4 billion (4.5%)
- Netherlands: $2.3 billion (3.2%)
- North Korea: $1.2 billion (1.6%)
- Mongolia: $994.4 million (1.3%)
- China: $697.5 million (0.9%)
- Poland: $659.1 million (0.9%)
- Philippines: $319.6 million (0.4%)
- Kazakhstan: $302.0 million (0.4%)
- Czech Republic: $289.9 million (0.4%)
The listed 15 countries shipped 98% of global coal exports during 2016.
Only the Philippines grew the value of its coal exports from 2012 to 2016, up by 94.6% since 2012.
Among the remaining 14 countries, the value of coal exports retreated by -4.5% for North Korea up to a drastic -70.2% cutback for the United States.
Searchable List of All Coal Exporting Countries
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| Rank | Exporter | 2016 Coal Exports | % World Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Australia | US$28.3 billion | 38% |
| 2. | Indonesia | $12.9 billion | 17.3% |
| 3. | Russia | $8.9 billion | 12% |
| 4. | United States | $4.4 billion | 6% |
| 5. | Colombia | $4.4 billion | 5.9% |
| 6. | South Africa | $3.9 billion | 5.2% |
| 7. | Canada | $3.4 billion | 4.5% |
| 8. | Netherlands | $2.3 billion | 3.2% |
| 9. | North Korea | $1.2 billion | 1.6% |
| 10. | Mongolia | $994.4 million | 1.3% |
| 11. | China | $697.5 million | 0.9% |
| 12. | Poland | $659.1 million | 0.9% |
| 13. | Philippines | $319.6 million | 0.4% |
| 14. | Kazakhstan | $302 million | 0.4% |
| 15. | Czech Republic | $289.9 million | 0.4% |
| 16. | Belgium | $195.7 million | 0.3% |
| 17. | Ukraine | $149.2 million | 0.2% |
| 18. | Vietnam | $133.8 million | 0.2% |
| 19. | United Kingdom | $81.4 million | 0.1% |
| 20. | Spain | $51.8 million | 0.1% |
| 21. | India | $45.8 million | 0.1% |
| 22. | Germany | $45.2 million | 0.1% |
| 23. | Egypt | $31 million | 0.04% |
| 24. | Venezuela | $25.7 million | 0.03% |
| 25. | Chile | $19.7 million | 0.03% |
| 26. | France | $17.8 million | 0.02% |
| 27. | Ireland | $17.1 million | 0.02% |
| 28. | Malaysia | $15.9 million | 0.02% |
| 29. | Swaziland | $15.4 million | 0.02% |
| 30. | Italy | $14.6 million | 0.02% |
| 31. | Iran | $12.8 million | 0.02% |
| 32. | Peru | $10.9 million | 0.01% |
| 33. | Botswana | $7.3 million | 0.01% |
| 34. | Croatia | $7 million | 0.01% |
| 35. | Mozambique | $6.3 million | 0.01% |
| 36. | Thailand | $5.4 million | 0.01% |
| 37. | Kyrgyzstan | $5.4 million | 0.01% |
| 38. | Tanzania | $5.1 million | 0.01% |
| 39. | Turkey | $4.4 million | 0.01% |
| 40. | Lithuania | $3.5 million | 0.005% |
| 41. | Bulgaria | $3.1 million | 0.004% |
| 42. | Belarus | $2.2 million | 0.003% |
| 43. | Denmark | $2.2 million | 0.003% |
| 44. | Slovakia | $2 million | 0.003% |
| 45. | Greece | $1.7 million | 0.002% |
| 46. | United Arab Emirates | $1.3 million | 0.002% |
| 47. | Japan | $1 million | 0.001% |
| 48. | Latvia | $968,000 | 0.001% |
| 49. | Mexico | $784,000 | 0.001% |
| 50. | Slovenia | $743,000 | 0.001% |
| 51. | Taiwan | $566,000 | 0.001% |
| 52. | Portugal | $562,000 | 0.001% |
| 53. | Singapore | $351,000 | 0.0005% |
| 54. | Romania | $332,000 | 0.0004% |
| 55. | Serbia | $287,000 | 0.0004% |
| 56. | Saudi Arabia | $227,000 | 0.0003% |
| 57. | Argentina | $212,000 | 0.0003% |
| 58. | Macao | $200,000 | 0.0003% |
| 59. | South Korea | $187,000 | 0.0003% |
| 60. | Brazil | $180,000 | 0.0002% |
| 61. | Macedonia | $169,000 | 0.0002% |
| 62. | Malawi | $133,000 | 0.0002% |
| 63. | Georgia | $127,000 | 0.0002% |
| 64. | Cuba | $95,000 | 0.0001% |
| 65. | Lebanon | $53,000 | 0.0001% |
| 66. | Namibia | $39,000 | 0.0001% |
| 67. | Israel | $30,000 | 0.00004% |
| 68. | Tunisia | $27,000 | 0.00004% |
| 69. | Jordan | $25,000 | 0.00003% |
| 70. | Estonia | $19,000 | 0.00003% |
| 71. | Kuwait | $16,000 | 0.00002% |
| 72. | New Zealand | $14,000 | 0.00002% |
| 73. | Rwanda | $13,000 | 0.00002% |
| 74. | Hungary | $13,000 | 0.00002% |
| 75. | Bosnia/Herzegovina | $12,000 | 0.00002% |
| 76. | Switzerland | $12,000 | 0.00002% |
| 77. | Nigeria | $11,000 | 0.00001% |
| 78. | Sweden | $10,000 | 0.00001% |
| 79. | Samoa | $10,000 | 0.00001% |
| 80. | Finland | $8,000 | 0.00001% |
| 81. | Austria | $6,000 | 0.00001% |
| 82. | Mauritius | $5,000 | 0.00001% |
| 83. | Luxembourg | $4,000 | 0.00001% |
| 84. | Côte d'Ivoire | $4,000 | 0.00001% |
| 85. | US Minor Outlying Is. | $3,000 | 0.000004% |
| 86. | Montenegro | $3,000 | 0.000004% |
| 87. | Panama | $2,000 | 0.000003% |
| 88. | Trinidad/Tobago | $2,000 | 0.000003% |
| 89. | St Vincent/Grenadines | $1,000 | 0.000001% |
| 90. | Ghana | $1,000 | 0.000001% |
See also Crude Oil Exports by Country and Petroleum Gas Exports by Country
Research Sources:
Trade Map, International Trade Centre. Accessed on May 16, 2017
